Mary Long

Mary first moved to the land of Seven Springs in 1976. For 20 years, she, along with her husband Herman, started a Greenhouse & Landscaping business, using the land to raise thousands of plants over the years. She then earned her Masters in Forestry & Environmental Policy at the University of Tennessee and worked for the US Forest Service throughout the US, Puerto Rico, and southeast Asia. Upon retirement, Mary has continued her passion for learning about and sharing nature, receiving her Naturalists Certification in 2018, Labyrinth Facilitation Certification in 2020 from Verditas, and Forest Therapy Guide Certification in Forest Bathing in 2021 from the Forest Therapy School.​